The 10,000 most common German words
Words 9,301 to 9,400 of 10,000, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
zurücklegen
to put back
zumachen
to close; to shut
unverantwortlich
irresponsible, reckless
unversehrt
unharmed, unhurt
bezeugen
to witness, to testify
rücksichtslos
inconsiderate; thoughtless
unglaubwürdig
implausible; not credible
experimentieren
to experiment
bessern
to improve, to better
die Speisekarte
menu
die Endstation
end of the line, terminus
die Fahrkarte
fare ticket
vorgeben
to pretend
die Socke
sock
der Betreff
subject, reference (of e-mails and letters)
die Visitenkarte
business card
anklagen
to charge (with); to indict
austragen
to deliver (mail, newspapers) from door to door
der Konkurrent
competitor
das Etikett
label, tag
der Baubeginn
commencement / start of construction (the point at which construction began or will begin)
häufen
(sich häufen) to become more frequent, to mount up
der Kamerad
comrade (fellow soldier)
der Kreisverkehr
traffic circle, roundabout
kurzum
in short
die Mayo
mayonnaise
schwärmen
to rave about, to gush about (von etwas schwärmen)
der Zwanziger
a twenty (twenty-euro note)
der Sitzplatz
seat
der Lippenstift
lipstick (stick of coloring substance)
die Faulheit
laziness
die Gymnastik
exercises; keep-fit
das Klopapier
toilet paper (paper on a roll)
die Leukämie
leukemia
die Lungenentzündung
pneumonia
die Besitzerin
owner, proprietor (female)
notwendigerweise
necessarily
der Spitzname
nickname
der Tornado
tornado
der Tresen
counter, bar
das Geländer
any long construction for people to hold on to or prevent them from falling down: railing, guardrail, handrail, banister, balustrade, parapet
die Henne
hen (female chicken)
der Krampf
cramp
der Schnupfen
cold (illness)
die Sichtweite
visibility
die Popmusik
pop music
der Riemen
strap (long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like)
die Trainerin
trainer or coach (female)
die Ausdrucksweise
way of expressing oneself; manner of speaking
der Cowboy
cowboy
der Pollen
pollen
das Adjektiv
adjective
das Camping
camping
die Grausamkeit
cruelty
die Lava
lava
der Abdruck
imprint, impression (the mark left behind by pressing on or printing something); print (of e.g. a finger)
die Anziehungskraft
attractive force, such as gravitational force or magnetic force
die Jahrhundertwende
turn of the century, fin de siècle
die Kluft
gap, gulf, rift
der Tierpark
zoo (park where live animals are exhibited)
das Erstaunen
astonishment; amazement
überführen
to transfer, transport, move
die Ansammlung
gathering, collection, accumulation, assemblage
der Aufpreis
surcharge
die Aufrüstung
military build-up, rearmament
die Automatik
automatic transmission
die Begutachtung
assessment
die Bekanntheit
fame; renown
das Bulletin
bulletin
das Bundesgebiet
federal territory
chatten
to chat
die Dialektik
dialectic
differenzieren
to differentiate
einreisen
to enter (a country)
die Ethnie
ethnic group
das Gerüst
scaffold, scaffolding (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material)
der Hohn
mockery; scorn; derision
juhu
yay; yahoo; woohoo (expression of joy)
die Kirmes
fair, funfair
der Koalitionspartner
coalition partner
die Landeskirche
regional church
lebensgefährlich
extremely dangerous, life-threatening (dangerous enough potentially to result in death, as opposed to merely injury)
der Machtkampf
power struggle, struggle for power
die Melancholie
melancholy (a deep, pensive sadness)
die Mimik
facial expressions
die Misere
predicament, sorry state, slump
der Mitstreiter
ally, fellow campaigner, collaborator
nichtig
void (having lost all legal validity)
das Pentagon
pentagon (a polygon with five sides and five angles)
die Philharmonie
philharmonic orchestra
das Podest
podium
der Segler
sailor, recreational sailor
die Sichtbarkeit
visibility
die Spirale
spiral
strukturell
structural
der Tau
dew
tragbar
portable (able to be carried)
der Twist
twist (surprising turn or variation)
der Typus
type; archetype
die Unterwerfung
subjugation
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